Composing Egypt : reading, writing, and the emergence of a modern nation, 1870-1930 /

In this innovative history of reading and writing, Hoda Yousef explores how the idea of literacy and its practices fundamentally altered the social fabric of Egypt at the turn of the 20th century. She traces how nationalists, Islamic modernists, bureaucrats, journalists, and early feminists sought t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yousef, Hoda A., 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
1800-1999
Literacy > Social aspects > Egypt > History > 19th century.
Literacy > Social aspects > Egypt > History > 20th century.
Books and reading > Egypt > History > 19th century.
Books and reading > Egypt > History > 20th century.
Livres et lecture > Égypte > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Livres et lecture > Égypte > Histoire > 20e siècle.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
HISTORY > Middle East > Egypt.
Books and reading.
Literacy > Social aspects.
Egypt.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : literacies, publics, and gender
  • The discourse and practice of everyday literacy
  • Literacies of exclusion : mistresses of the pen
  • Writing for the public : schooled literacies
  • Writing to be seen and heard : petitions and protests
  • Literacy for all : ummiyya, Arabic, and the public good
  • Conclusion : literacy and literacies.

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